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The History of Mount Marathon with Eric & Denali Strabel
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Mount Marathon looks simple on paper: sprint from downtown Seward, climb hard, then hang on for dear life all the way back to the finish. But the people who live it know it’s something else entirely. We’re joined by Eric and Denali Strabel to tell the story of why this Fourth of July mountain running race carries so much history, emotion, and identity for Alaska, and why it still feels like the purest kind of “go there and throw down” competition.
We talk about growing up inside the race’s lore, from junior starts to volunteering and community pride, and how the mountain…
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